Palpation Skills

Leon Chaitow ND DO is an internationally known and respected osteopathic and naturopathic practitioner and teacher of soft tissue manipulation methods of treatment. He is author of over 60 books, including a series on Advanced Soft Tissue Manipulation (Muscle Energy Techniques, Positional Release Techniques, Modern Neuromuscular Techniques) and also Palpation Skills; Cranial Manipulation: Theory and Practice; Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Practitioner's Guide to Treatment, and many more. He is editor of the peer reviewed Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, that offers a multidisciplinary perspective on physical methods of patient care. Leon Chaitow was for many years senior lecturer on the Therapeutic Bodywork degree courses which he helped to design at the School of Integrated Health, University of Westminster, London, where is he now an Honorary Fellow. He continues to teach and practice part-time in London, when not in Corfu, Greece where he focuses on his writing.

Structure and Function. Objective Palpatory Literacy. The Dominant Eye and Sensory Literacy. First Steps in Skill Enhancement. Morphology of Reflex and Acupuncture Points. Palpating and Asessing the Skin. Is It Muscle or a Joint Problem?. Palpating for Changes in Muscle Structure. Red, White and Black Reaction. Palpation of Subtle Movements. Assessing Dural Restriction. Assessment of 'Abnormal Mechanical Tension' in the Nervous System. Source of Pain. Is It Reflex or Local?. Introduction to Functional Palpation. Joint Play, 'End-Feel', Range of Motion: What Are They?. Palpation and Assessment of Spine and Pelvis. Percussion Palpation. Visceral Palpation and Breathing Function Assessment. Palpating the Traditional Chinese Pulses. Palpation Without Touch (Therapeutic Touch). About Hyperventilation. Palpation and Emotional States.